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Re-Launch 4th Edition features an interlocking frame to keep game in place, all new artwork, new rulebook, deep game box with tray for easy storage of pieces, plus all 5 & 6 player expansion pieces fit into original game box.
Luck and strategy play an equal part in the Settlers of Catan board game. The objective of this gripping game is to establish an empire on the island of Catan. The board of a Settlers of Catan game consists of hexagonal pieces that need to be fitted together. The hexes represent the riches of the island of Catan – grain, timber, wool, brick and so on. Core resources are traded by the players who assume the role of ‘settlers’ on the island of Catan which is rich but has no inhabitants.
Players are required to assess their situation and decide which of their resources they can trade and get other resources in return. Different resources are held by players in the form of cards and these are exchanged between players when trading of resources is done. Strategic thinking is required for players to decide what they need and what they can dispose off. Players of Settlers of Catan are supposed to develop the island by building facilities like roads and bridges. Only trading and building sounds dull? Take heart there is a robber also to liven up things! Players can use the robber to steal from each other thus stopping their opponents’ progress.
Successful completion of development projects entitles players of victory points. A specific number of victory points means winning the game of Settlers of Catan. Finishing one game of the Settlers of Catan can take around one hour. A Settlers of Catan board game promises good family fun times.
Innovations are always welcome especially in board games. A cards version of the Settlers of Catan proved to a successful innovative idea. The first hand dealt out to players tells them of the amount of the island they have sovereignty over. Then dice play brings them resources which are traded. As the game progresses all the players acquire victory points as per their cards and the player with the most number of victory points wins.
The Settlers of Catan game was originally made in German. Its popularity led to the game to be made in 24 different languages.
Settlers of Catan Review The Settlers of Catan board game makes players put on their thinking caps and think up various strategies. The scenario comes with a few resources in place and the players have the job of taking several decisions that will enable the development of the settlement. A happy scenario of available riches that need to be used rightly makes for absorbing game play that even young children take to easily. New players can be initiated into the game play by awarding them the role of spectators for a few games. Children absorb the concepts of trading and development while they play the Settlers of Catan board game.
Parents of children who play the Settlers of Catan game say that fighting among players is considerably less when compared to other games as there are different ways of scoring points. One player’s moves do not necessarily block another’s progress. A lot less heartburn! The Settlers of Catan board can be arranged in different ways. This gives players a different background to play against. This feature ensures that players do not get bored with the Settlers of Catan easily.
Settlers of Catan Details
For 3 to 4 players ages 10 and up.
Playing Time 45-60 minutes.
Components:
Rules, Almanac, Quick Start Rules
60 roads (15ea white, red, orange, blue)
20 Settlements (5ea white, red, orange, blue)
16 Cities (4ea white, red, orange, blue)
4 Building Costs Cards
1 Robber
18 Sea Hex Tiles (9 port, 9 empty)
19 Land Hex Tiles (3 Hills, 3 Mountains, 4 Fields, 4 Woods, 4 Pasture, 1 Desert)
95 Resource Cards (19ea Bricks, Wool, Lumber, Grain, Ore)
25 Development Cards (14 Soldiers, 6 Progress, 5 Victory Point)
2 Special Cards
18 Number Tokens
2 Dice
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